Fernand Jourdant

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Fernand Jourdant medal table

fencing

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Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Los Angeles 1932 Epee team
fencing World championships
silver Vichy 1927 Sword
silver Vienna 1931 Epee team

Fernand Jourdant (born February 3, 1903 in Flers , † January 2, 1956 in Toulouse ) was a French sword fencer .

successes

Fernand Jourdant was vice world champion in 1927 in Vichy in singles and in 1931 in Vienna with the team . He took part in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , where he reached the finals with the team and finished undefeated in first place. Together with Georges Buchard , Philippe Cattiau , Jean Piot , Bernard Schmetz and Georges Tainturier , Jourdant became Olympic champion .

A street was named after him in his hometown of Toulouse.

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